Press Releases
MACON, Ga. –Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a recent $1,008,333 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Mercer University (located in Macon, GA) through the Healthy Start program. The Mercer University School of Medicine runs South Georgia Healthy Start (SGHS) which helps educate mothers and expecting families about maternal health, parenting, infant safety, and more.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Don Davis (NC-01), both members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, introduced H.R. 8198, the Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession (HEIRS) of Property Act. This bill would help families by providing legal services that help them resolve heirs’ property issues, which could take months or years, so that they can start using their land for agriculture production.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, introduced bipartisan legislation to establish Georgia’s first National Park.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the top Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that three businesses in Unadilla and Lizella, Georgia, were awarded a total of $165,873 in grants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
ALBANY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) announced that Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. was awarded a $5,187,269 Health Center Program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement in response to the news today that his colleague, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., of New Jersey, had transitioned:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) supported four bipartisan bills that would address threats against the United States in Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific Region as well as support American operations and allies in these regions. The bills were approved with large majorities and now head to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) introduced H.Con.Res. 103, legislation that would authorize the use of the U.S.
ALBANY, Ga. – On Saturday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) hosted a reception at the Albany Museum of Art to celebrate the participants in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition from Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District. The annual competition for high school students has taken place for over four decades.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding a $19,987,665 Head Start grant to the Enrichment Services Program, Inc. (ESP) in Columbus, Georgia. Head Start grants are used to promote school readiness for children from birth to five years old who come from low-income families.